LGBTQ
Queer health & wellness conference first of its kind in Calgary
By Jill Croteau Reporter
It’s the first of its kind in Calgary: a unique conference aimed at professionals and the public, intended to promote better understanding of the LGBTQ community. Continue reading
28 Alberta schools not meeting GSA requirements will lose funding next year
The non-compliant schools must post the policies on their websites by June 30, 2019. If they don’t, Eggen says they’ll lose their taxpayer funding for the next school year. Continue reading
‘They gave their tomorrows for our todays’: Montrealers honour fallen troops 100 years after First World War
By Felicia Parrillo Reporter
“Because we live freely, we have a huge duty and obligation to honour the people that gave us that gift,” said NDG resident Maureen Godfrey. Continue reading
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Ontario church says woman in same-sex relationship who was removed as member can still attend
“When an individual ceases to hold those beliefs or live in accordance with them, as has recently happened, that individual may be removed from membership but always remains welcome to attend our services and other programs.” Continue reading
‘I’m afraid for other people’: Ontario woman in same-sex relationship told by church she’s not welcome
A Bowmanville, Ont., woman is speaking out after receiving a registered letter from her church telling her that she is no longer a member because she says she is in a same-sex relationship. Continue reading
N.B. village’s straight-pride flag controversy shows we can’t treat everyone the same: commissioner
Human rights commission chair Nathalie Chiasson said people need to understand the impact of indirect discrimination – when there is an adverse effect on someone even when the original intent may not have been to discriminate. Continue reading
Matthew Shepard, symbol of LGBTQ struggle, laid to rest 20 years after his death
The ashes of Matthew Shepard, whose brutal murder in the 1990s became a rallying cry for LGBTQ rights, were laid to rest Friday in Washington National Cathedral. Continue reading
Goal of ‘straight pride’ flag raising was to ‘pull people together’: Chipman mayor
By Callum Smith Video Journalist
Village of Chipman Mayor Carson Atkinson says council unanimously allowed the pride flag to fly in June, and felt they should do the same for the straight-pride flag. Continue reading
N.B. village’s removal of straight-pride flag is discrimination, creator says
Glenn Bishop doesn’t understand why Chipman village officials removed the flag after a single day. Continue reading
Small New Brunswick village removes ‘straight pride’ flag after backlash
Chipman Mayor Carson Atkinson says the flag met the village council’s criteria because it “recognizes, accepts and respects the rights of individuals under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.” Continue reading
